kill children processes

lowrank · Oct 9, 2024 · f319b7f · f319b7f
1 parent 3c6a511
commit f319b7f
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diff --git a/utility.py b/utility.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ def kill(proc_pid):
     kill the process with the given PID
     """
     process = psutil.Process(proc_pid)
+    for proc in process.children(recursive=True):
+        proc.kill()
     process.kill()
 
 def execute_system_call(command, max_wait=30):
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ def execute_system_call(command, max_wait=30):
                     text = True,
                     shell = False
                     )
+    print(process.pid)
     try:
         std_out, std_err = process.communicate(timeout=max_wait)
         output = " ".join(re.findall('PASS|FAIL', std_out.strip()))